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IMPROVED HORSE-COLLAR.

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Be it known that I, Linus CLIFFORD Tnnnwar, oi the city of Buiialo, in the county ofgErie, and State of New York, (formerly resident of London, England) have invented certain new and useful impovements in IIo1-se-Collars; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof', 'reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification, in which- Figure I is a perspective view of a collar provided with my improvements.

Figure 9, is a cross-section of the same in the pla-ne of line o' x, tig. 1.

Like letters designate corresponding parts in both figures.

My improvements relate to that class of horse-collars where the llames and collar are combined, the padding being permanently attached to the llames; and the invention consists in the special arrangement of the strap nt the top for fastening the collars together', and for partially loosening the same, to allow the collar to pass over the animals head; in the peculiar construction vof the draught irons by which the heavy tug is made adjustable; and also in the manner of attaching the light tug to the collar or haines.

In the drawings, A. A represent the tw'o side portions of the collar, which are connected together at the bottom by means of the curved bar or rod B, one endo'f which is rigidly secured to the side portion A, while the other is hinged or jointed to Ain any suitable manner, as shown at c, fig. 1. D is a stra-p, passing over the top of the collar, and secured to the same by buckles e e fastened at its sides. It may be kept in place at the top by a loop, fthrough,whieh it passes. The rein-rings g g are secured to this strap at the proper position in any suitable manner, which, with the loopj, alsofact as stops to prevent the ends of the collar from being entirely disconnected or dra-wn too far apart, as show-n in red lin es,f1g. 1. H H, fig, 2, are the wooden or haine portions of' the collar, to which areseeured the pads i t' in any suitable manner. J is a bar or rod, rmly fastened to these haine portions by riveting, as shown, or in any other suitable way, and having a head, c, formed on its outer end, which is secured within the end of thelight tug L by sewing, or otherwise, so as to allow the latter to turn thereon 'as required, as clearly shown in fig. llr heavy or draught harness I provide a staple, M, of the construction shown, secured in any suitable manner IzI- or thelianies, (when such are used with an ,prdinary cellen) having lugs or ears n nprojecting from the frontside of the saine for adjusting the draught iron O to which the heavy lng Q is fastened. This drought iron is made as shown, having twoeyegp, with notches or recesses g formed in the same, so as to allow the former, when turned in the position represented in red lines, iig. il, to pass the lugs n n, and allow the tug to be raised or lowered for adjusting the draught. To .put on or to remove the collar from the horse, it is only necessary that the end of the strap be unbuclrled, `when the strap slides through loop till stopped by the ring y, and allows the collar to open sullieicntly for its easy insertion or removal.

The advantages of my improvements are as follows: The arrangement of the strap withv its rings g and loops j' preventsthe strap from becoming entirely disconnected from either side, and hence is always in position to be most easily buckled us occasion requires. This strap serves as a means of adjusting to the size of the horses noch, as well as; to heup the parts of the collar more eoinpactly together when not in use, and furnis a convenient means for hanging up the same. The construction of the adjusting draught irons with the lugs 'n 11i, and corresponding notches y y, in the manner described, while it enables the draught to be' easily adjusted by raising or lowering, also prevents the possibility ot any accidental reisplaecmcnt or disturbance of the draught iron hy the play or vibration of the saine, as is frequently the case vwith other devices in use for the purpose, as the iron 0 cannet be changed in position without turning it half a revolution to nia-he the notches corre spend with the ings n n. lllonstruetinlt,r the draught iron O with two eyes or bearing surfaces in contact with the staple, distributes the wear on the suine, and also draws more equably and uniformly on the collar, keeping it more steady, besides maintaining the tug in its proper position, and preventing in a great measure its excessive vibration. The manner oi' attaching the tugs for light harness is desirable for its neat-ness, simplicity, and clrcapncss ot eonetrueticml IIinging the collar :1t the bottom by means of the curved rod. B, so as to lea-ve un open space between the ends ol' the former, furnis an ample and unobstructed space for the windpipe, and prevents the possibility of any contact with the saine. By thus leaving the windpipe free, all choking', which impairs the immediate efficiency and power oi' Ithe animal, is avoided, and likewise that irritation which is such a prolific cause et' heures and other throat and pulmonary affectionsA The iron B also acts asa bra-ce to keep the lower extremity of the coller expanded, so that it cannot compress the windpipe and `obstruct breathing when drawing heavy loads.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-' I. Staple M, provided withilugs n n, draught iron O, having eyespp :und notches q q, in combination with the tug Q and collar A A, as constructed and arranged, substantially as set forth.

2. I also claim the manner of attaching n light tug, L, to the collar or haines by means of the projecting standard J, provided with thehend K, which is secured in the end of the tug substantially as described.

I 3. I also claim the curved bar B, rigidly attached to the collar frame on one side, and jointed to the other, in combination with the padded frame of the collar, when the latter is so constructed as to preserve ample space for the windpipe, substantially :is and for the purposes described. I

J. C. TREDWAY.

Witnesses:

JAY HYATT,

JAMES CALKINS, 

